The Aegean Region was shaken by two moderate earthquakes one after the other at noon. The two earthquakes, which occurred approximately 15 minutes apart, were 4.7 and 5.1 magnitudes, respectively. While the location where both earthquakes occurred was the same, the first earthquake occurred 15.44 kilometers away from Kuşadası, and the second earthquake occurred 18.34 kilometers away.
While earthquakes caused panic in the Aegean Region, Dokuz Eylul University Earthquake Research Center Director Prof. Dr. An important statement came from Hasan Sözbilir. Making a statement about the two earthquakes, Sözbilir shared that the fault where the earthquake occurred has the potential to produce an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6.
Statements from Hasan Sözbilir about the two earthquakes in Kuşadası:
“After the 6.6 magnitude earthquake, which was caused by the rupture of the Samos fault in the north of Samos on October 30, 2020, there was a significant accumulation of stress in the region. The faults on the Gümüldür Özdere and Kuşadası sides were triggered. The earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.7 and 5.1 that are consecutive today can be considered as an earthquake triggered by the 30 October 2020 earthquake. The fault in the south of Samos Island and in the continuation of Dilek Peninsula in the sea is breaking. The potential of this fault to produce the largest earthquake is known as 6.6.”
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